I’m in a road trip state of mind lately. Is there any better way to travel, with nothing but freedom, twists and turns, and new horizons ahead? You can stop whenever you want, change course, or turn around completely. The choice is yours. As an ode to my favorite way to travel, these are the […]
25 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Traveling Solo
I still remember exactly how it felt as I sat there at my computer six years ago, looking at flights to Bangkok for the hundredth time, hesitating just as I had so many times before. I was scared of the unknowns. Would I be safe? Would I be lonely? Would I be able to travel […]
10 Questions Every Solo Female Traveler Gets Asked
Even though solo female travel is not as uncommon as it used to be, people are still fascinated with the concept, and a lot of times, quite confused too. Naturally a woman traveling alone raises a lot of questions, some of which keep coming up again and again. Whether you’re a woman who already travels […]
What’s Dating Like for Women Who Travel?
“If you travel so much, what’s your dating life like?” I cannot tell you how often I get asked this question. Thankfully it seems to have replaced the dreadful, ‘so when are you going to settle down?’, though it means something similar. I suppose it’s a reasonable, though invasive, thing to wonder about. To my […]
A Year Without Alcohol
I have written this post many times and in many ways, erasing everything and starting over, and over, and over. Though I’m still fearful to share this, my dominant feeling is that it’s exactly what I would have loved to read a year ago today, and that’s why today is so special. Today marks one […]